Walking with Dinos gets people angry – and drunk

“Walking with Dinosaurs,” the live-action arena dino show coming to the Pepsi Center July 29-Aug. 2, makes people wacky. There must be something funny about seeing a life-sized Ornithocheirus flap its wings.

On Facebook there is a group called “Boycott Walking with Dinosaurs” that urges people to stay away because the show mistreats the prehistoric pets.

“Cruel people have enslaved dinosaurs to make a quick buck,” it reads. “Dinosaurs are being forced to engage in combat with other dinosaurs, salvage for food, and are beaten until they act natural in their fake environments. All for human entertainment. Trainer force the dinosaurs to do the show by using whips, tight collars, muzzles, electric prods, and bullhooks.”

Jeez, you’d think the circus was coming to town.

The Seattle Daily Weekly ran a story on going to the show drunk — which I recommend for all critics.

Reporter Erika Hobart hits the show after she hits a bottle of Pinot Grigio – which makes her late for the entrance of the 56-foot long Brachiosaurus.

An admitted dino-geek, Hobart writes, “I was so excited that I started cheering like a drunk idiot.”

Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.